Brilliant video below. A few things to note for those non-NBA fan readers out there.
- The NBA Finals consists of the best in 7 games.
- One team has to win 4 games to win the whole thing.
- Homecourt advantage goes like this: 2 games at Home for the Lakers followed by 3 games in Orlando and 2 final games back in LA.
- Game 1 was a blow out in the Lakers advantage, thrashing the Magic 100 to 75
- Game 2 was when the Magic fought back hard against the Lakers. However, Courtney Lee from the Magic missed a perfectly passed alley-oop, and the game went into overtime, where the Lakers pulled out a win, 101-96.
- Game 3: Orlando was smoking hot, seemingly hitting every shot they took. They shot a finals record in history of 63% overall and an amazing 75% in the first half. However, the Lakers somehow managed to keep it close. Kobe Bryant, the Lakers perennial All-Star however managed to miss 5 straight free throws as the Magic went on to win it 108-104.
- Game 4 saw Dwight Howard from the Magic becoming a monster, especially on the defensive end when he blocked 9 shots, a Finals record. The Magic rode his power to a 5 point lead. The Lakers went for a quick 2 points from a beautiful Bryant-to-Gasol pass. Fouling Howard, he shockingly missed both free throws, giving the Lakers a chance to catch up the 3 point lead. As the final second ran down, Derek Fisher hit the clutch 3, tying the game. He would later hit another clutch 3 pointer in overtime, helping the Lakers win 99-91
- Game 5 witnessed an emotionally drained Magic team fight an inspired Lakers force. It was hardly a fight. 99-86.
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